Legal Opinion
Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n v. Dolgencorp, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 7, 2018No. 17-6278PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
Linda Atkins, once a sales associate at Dollar General, is a type II diabetic who occasionally suffers from low blood sugar. She must respond to these episodes by quickly consuming glucose to avoid the risk of seizing or passing out. When she asked her manager if she could keep orange juice at her register in case of an emergency, the manager refused. Atkins' fears came to fruition. In late 2011 and early 2012, she suffered two episodes while working alone. Each time she responded by drinking orange juice from the checkout cooler, paying for it immediately after the…
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